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NH Business Finance Authority / NH Innovation Research Center

Supports New Hampshire companies by connecting business finance tools with university-led innovation research.

United Stateswww.nhbfa.com
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Annual funding—
Programs6
Active grants4
Total grants5
About

The New Hampshire Business Finance Authority is a quasi-public state finance authority established in 1992 to expand credit availability for New Hampshire businesses. It supports growth through loans, guarantees, credit enhancement, and tax-exempt bond financing, and its lifetime footprint includes more than 5,250 businesses supported, $400 million in guaranteed loans, and more than $5 billion in …

Programs & grants under this funder
NH BFA Tax-Exempt Bond Financing

Offers Tax-exempt bond issuance NH manufacturing nonprofits infrastructure projects not a grant.

1 grant
NH BFA Tax-Exempt Bond Financing
Open
— pool·Rolling submission
NH BFA Business Energy Loan

Runs Direct loans energy-saving capital projects NH businesses nonprofits not a grant.

1 grant
NH BFA Business Energy Loan
Open
— pool·Rolling submission
Capital Access Program (CAP)

Connects SSBCI-funded credit enhancement NH small businesses participating banks not a grant.

1 grant
Capital Access Program (CAP)
Open
— pool·Rolling submission
NH BFA Early Stage Capital

Invests Equity investment NH startups three partner funds not a grant.

1 grant
NH BFA Early Stage Capital
Closed
— pool
NH BFA Loan Guarantees

Administers Credit enhancements NH lenders financing growth-stage companies not a grant.

1 grant
NH BFA Loan Guarantees
Open
— pool·Rolling submission
NHIRC State R&D Matching Grants (Historical)

Funds New Hampshire companies collaborating with university faculty on technical innovation projects.

Last verified: 29 May 2026Source: www.nhbfa.com